Behavioral and Social Sciences

Public Health Responses to Dementia in Rural and Tribal Areas: BOLD and Beyond

Chair(s)

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  Katie Spears, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Fellow
  Alzheimer's Disease Team
  Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, Georgia, United States

  Slides

Co-Chair(s)

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  Erin Bouldin, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Health Systems Research
  University of Utah
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Discussant(s)

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  Lisa McGuire, PhD, FGSA

  Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Practice Innovation
  Division of Population Health
  GSA
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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  Meghan Fadel (she/her/hers)

  Associate Director, Healthy Brain Initiative
  Healthy Brain Initiative
  Alzheimer's Association
  Amherst, New York, United States
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  Kina White, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE (she/her/hers)

  Director, Office of Community Health Improvement
  Office of Community Health Improvement
  Mississippi State Department of Health
  Jackson, Mississippi, United States

  Slides
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  Kate Nederostek, MGS, CDP (she/her/hers)

  Program Manager, Caregiver Support & ADRD Programs
  Utah Department of Health and Human Services
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Rural and tribal communities have unique characteristics specific to their geographical location and cultures that can influence how disease prevention and health promotion programs are delivered in these areas. Public health officials may need to adapt traditional strategies to improve uptake, effectiveness, and reach in rural and tribal settings. CDC’s Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Series identifies priority actions public health agencies can take to promote brain health and support caregivers. The Road Map Series includes one designed for local and state agencies and another for Indian Country. CDC’s Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Public Health Program awardees carry out Road Map actions to develop and strengthen the public health infrastructure. This session will illustrate how public health entities have developed dementia resources within rural and tribal areas in their jurisdictions. Four states – Maine, Mississippi, Utah, and Washington – and a tribal board – the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board – will be presenters. They will characterize their population, identify the dementia programs and services they offer, describe challenges faced, and discuss the impact of rurality and tribes on their approach to service delivery and outreach. Presenters will discuss resources and collaborative approaches used to ensure success. Together, these presentations will highlight public health strategies that have been effective at supporting brain health in all communities across the lifespan.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Transforming Brain Health in Rural Communities in Washington State
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Meghan Fadel (she/her/hers) – Alzheimer's Association
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Maine Reaching for the Summit: Addressing Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Mississippi's BOLD Public Health Response to Dementia in Rural and Tribal Areas
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kina White, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE (she/her/hers) – Mississippi State Department of Health
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Strengthening Brain Health and Dementia Resources for Our Relatives of Northwest Tribes
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

  Dementia Caregiver Support in the Rural, Frontier, and Tribal Areas of Utah
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kate Nederostek, MGS, CDP (she/her/hers) – Utah Department of Health and Human Services